I was just a music lover who wondered what it would sound like if Otis Redding strapped on a guitar and played in a punk band. Thats it.

You will never have the answers, but you have to keep pushing yourself and keep reading and keep working on yourself.

You have to have some kind of clarity or understanding of what's happening to write.

I dont think I ever wanted to be a journalist - I was more interested in what comes from being a journalist.

Even when I interviewed bands, it was about asking them about writing songs, so it was more for me than anybody else.

Life is short, so I am one of those people - and luckily my girlfriend is too - who wants to live everywhere. I don't know how long I'll be there, but I like it right now.

It's not enough to have good intentions. If you want to be a good person, you have to make good decisions all the time and live a life that's worth living and that you can be proud of, and that's what I wanted.